Baytown Christmas 2012

Better late than never, right?!?!  I always dread the "big" posts because it means I have to sort through WAY too many pics and then scale them down so that I don't use up all my data on my blog...  I'm also lacking commentary, so I'll just let the pics speak for themselves.

 

Anyways... Christmas 2012 was GREAT!!! 

 

Don't be fooled by Wanda's lack of presents... they are ALL over the room.

A little naked train playing never hurt anyone...

 

 

Ready for church!

 

Before the Bordelon great-grand kids got crazy...

 

Our 3 pews were down to 1 by the time Mass was over...

 

Attempting to get all the "little" kids together

 

I think we got it!!!

 

The newest little one... Baby Harper

Such a good cousin...

 



 

Kid dinner

 

Is my child actually eating spaghetti???

 

All the "big" kids....

 

Not sure who bought this toy, but it was a hit!

 

It's not even Carson's...

 

 So sweet...

Before the craziness started...

 

His new police car from ViVi and Doc might have been his favorite toy of the night...

 

Becky was pretty excited about her new iPhone from all the kids!

 

Still playing with Blaise's toy...

 

His "green bicycle" he asked Santa for...

 

Pretty much sums up how he felt about Christmas..

 

Again... he wasn't really into the whole opening presents thing.

 

He wasn't really sure what it did then, but he loves his "Gig 'Em Aggies stars"

 

 

The biggest flashlight EVER.

 

New rubber boots... Extra wide.  Who knew Andrew had extra wide feet... Apparently only his podiatrist.

He sang me his ABC's a lot...

The PJ posse...

 



 

Yep, I'm married to this!  :-)

 

Lots of snuggles...

 

The Peters side....

 

Again, this face sums up how he felt about opening presents.  He could have cared less...

 

Not interested in pedaling...

 

 

PJ posse again...

Thinking about what could have been...

Yesterday I would have been 20 weeks... 1/2 way to meeting our next little one.  We would have known by now if we were welcoming a little girl or little boy into our lives.  It's still kind of strange to think about it that way.  I still have May 22nd marked on my calendar.  I wonder if that day will just come and go as others do or if it will be difficult.  As I've said before, I really am at peace with everything, but as these milestones approach and pass, it does make me a little sad.  It seems that there are new pregnancy posts or gender announcements every day on Facebook.  I really am so happy for all those people and pray they don't ever have to face the harsh reality of miscarriage.  I see so many of the younger "kids" posting about due dates that seem so far away.  I do the math and realize they practically just took the pregnancy test and wonder why in the world they are going public so soon.  I know that's none of my business, but do they not know their heart can be broken at any time?  I guess you don't really think about that until after it's happened to you.  I know I certainly didn't think about it with Carson.  I know that when you find out you are pregnant, most people are bursting with joy and can't wait to share the news.  I hope that {God-willing} when we do get pregnant again, I will still have that joy and not be a nervous wreck, just waiting for something bad to happen.  By nature I am an optimist, so I don't want to be a 'glass half-empty' person when it comes to pregnancy.

I never thought I would say it, but I was glad that I WASN'T pregnant when we had the break-in.  If I had been pregnant while that was happening, it could not have been good for the baby.  My stress level during the encounter was off the charts, and I'm still struggling with anxiety and paranoia at night... it comes and goes in waves.  That whole ordeal really brought Andrew and I closer together.  You really do bond with someone after a traumatic experience like that.  I know our relationship is stronger now than ever before, which can only be a good thing.  Sometimes I wonder if all of that was just part of God's plan... maybe we needed some more us time before taking on all the responsibilities of a new baby.  We were in that all-too-common rut where our lives revolved 100% around Carson, and we never really took anytime for our marriage.  Nothing was bad, I just don't think we realized how little time we really spent just the two of us.  That's changed now, and we're doing a much better job of taking time for us.  When His time is right, I think a new baby will have a much stronger family to come into.

While 2012 had a lot of happy moments, there were also a lot more things than usual that made it not so great.... miscarriage, home invasion, illnesses in the family, death, etc.  We were more than ready for 2013 to be here.... CHEERS to a happy and healthy new year!

 Happy New Year, Everyone!

We had a great Christmas, I'm just a little behind on uploading pics and blogging about it.  :-)